Planned health and safety tree works
Find out about our planned health and safety tree works.
For medium and large-sized trees, it is normal for the tree felling and stump removal to be done in 2 stages. This is due to the differing equipment required.
Every year the council undertakes a cycle of routine health and safety inspections as part of the council's cyclical tree maintenance programme.
The trees are inspected using Visual Tree Assessment (VTA) techniques, a standard approach to tree risk assessment, involving the diagnosis of structural defects, the evaluation of their significance from visible signs and the application of arboricultural biomechanical knowledge.
A number of issues were raised regarding the health of a number of trees. As a result, the following essential arboricultural safety works have been instructed.
Works will take place between December 2024.
What we are working on
| Location | Ward | Species | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside 63 The Crescent | Coombe Vale | Lime | Fell and grind to 30cm (ganoderma and major decay at base and 2m up stem) |
| Outside 24 Raeburn Avenue | Alexandra | Apple | Fell and grind to 30cm (major basal decay, ganoderma all round base) |
| Outside 116 Elgar Avenue | Alexandra | Maple | Fell and grind to 30cm (Major decay and hollowing at base on driveway side) |
| Outside 89 Beresford Avenue | Alexandra | Cherry | Fell and grind to 30cm (dead) |
| OS 1 Ardmay Gardens | St Marks & Seething Wells | Beech | Fell and Grind |
| Left of 1 to 7 Cambridge Road | Norbiton | Maple | Fell and grind |
| Opposite 417 Kingston Road | Norbiton | Plane | Fell and grind |
| Opposite Duxford Cambridge Road Estate | Norbiton | Nirch | Fell |
| Outside 1 Southborough | Surbiton Hill | Pear | Fell and Grind |
| Opposite 143 South Lane | Green Lane & St James | Golden Rain | Fell & grind (major decay at base) |
Upcoming parks tree works
- Canbury Gardens 16th to 25th September 2024 (approximately 8 days)
- Kingfisher playground and park 26th September 2024
- Queens promenade 30th September to 2nd October 2024
- Fairfield Recreation Ground 3rd October to 15th October 2024 (approximately 10 days)
Be aware of footpath closures during this time.